St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-10

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pleasing accent of his native tongue, and he
is always pleasing and instructive CONVEX
satl0nallst. During the years that he has
lived here he has not been idle, and now
he has comfortable bank account,
besides being sort of ruler in the little
French settlement Oh the bottoms just
South of the city. This is called the
Fourth ward, and the interest the people
nave shown in local politics has won for it
the appelation of the Bloody Fourth. :"
Here Amos reigns supreme, and when he
wants to go to the city council he signifies
his wish aud the people place him there,
and woe to the man who essays to fight him.
Amos is the weather prophet of the Mis-
souri, valley, and when he sits out in front
of his modest little home, after 10 o'clock
in the evening, and holds close communica-
ton with the moon, the following day the
people of Bismarck look for prophecy re-
garding the weather of the future
that they can always rely on.
This cold snap was prophecied
by Amos, and yesterday he told me
that it would be warm tomorrow, and we
should have splendid weather until the
goth. Said ne; Ia depen' ALA togezzer
on re moon. La like re moon. Eff shea
control re tida, why a not re wezzer. :"
With this to him. satisfactory argument,
Amos laughed hysterical French laugh,
and StrOlled towards the bar.
DON'T WANT TO WALK.
Representative Dodds, of Dakota, is here,
and he is looked upon as the Apollo Belvi-
dere of the lower house, but considerable
fault is found with the way in which he
wears his clothes. He only buttons the top
button of his vest. and the other morning
rumor had it that he strolled into the bar
room with his pants ON ''hind-side-
afore." Observation-Disclosures is the verdict
the other members of the house have
brought in against him. and the verdict has
cost him many dollars. He has tried to
bride the other members into silence with
various kinds Of liquors, but he isn't max
ing mucn Roadway. The Dakotian walks
up to the bar. emples the bribe into his
throat, SmackS his lips and waits for an
other just like 1t. When you take q con-
tract to drown out a Dakotian with malt
liquors you have undertaken job that is
liable to keep you busy for long time.
Mr., DOdds comes here with bill in his
vest pocket. drawn by w. II. Standish, 4
Lakota citizen, whose ambition only stops
at the United States presidential chair.
Standish asks that the chairmen Of the two
houses appoint a committee to apply to
the Northern Pacific and Manitoba
roads for passes for him between
Lakota and Bismarck. to enable him to
visit the legislature and explain to that
body how the millionaires of Minnesota got
their money through scullduggery in hand
ling pine lands, and TO suggest remedy
for this wholesale method of stealing that
will greatly benefit the people of North
ern Minnesota and Dakota. Standish is
all 0EA -,
Dakota as an cratic Individual. Several
years ago he pestered the managing editors
of the Fargo papers with yards of manu-
the pine land ring. He has made the Ques-
ton, whatever it is, study for years, and
claims to be the only man in the world
who can eat a cord of good pine wood,
digest it and spit it out a recognizable mass
inside of an hour. 1t is probable if
Standish gets down here loaded with pine
tree bark he will have to walk. and it is
also probable. if the legislature Ee's word
that he is coming, that it will adjourn till
he is chloroformed.
ABOUT ALEX M'KENZIE.
Something has been said by the Eastern
press about Alex McKenZie-fOr ten years
sheriff of Stutsman county and a resident of
DEMONSTRATING up his home here and To-
eating in St. Paul. This is rumor with
out foundation. Alex is now in the East,
but his confidential friends say that his in
terests in this county are too great for him
to remove. and that be has no intention of
doing so. Speaking of Alex recalls con-
versaton that | had with Bismarck citi-
zen yesterday, in which he told me that
Mac walked into this town twelve years ago
without money or prestige, and now he
pays one-tenth of all the taxes paid in the
city of Bismarck. A big rise in twelve
years, and he has done it by
his own efforts. Out here Alex
Mckenzie is looked upon as a
sort of prince. The people almost worship
him, and | hear that it is all on account of
his great heart that throbs in sympathy with
suffering humanity. He is the poor mans
friend, and his purse is always open to the
wants of the needy. Whenever there is a
movement on foot with charitable object
Alex is consulted first, and he always puts
his shoulder to the wheel. and when he
does the ''vehicle do move" He is as
much at home at church fair as he is in a
political caucus, and whenever he visits the
former he spends his money with lavish
hand. He is shrewd business man and
man of sterling principles. He is not a
a good, long cared game of draw" and
when he buries himself in a pastime Of
this sort he makes it exceedingly interesting
for those who happen to be mixed up in the
same affair. Many rock-ribbed games have
been played between Maj. A. w. Edwards,
Jud La Moure, of Pembina. and Alex, and
it is considered a stand-of as to who is the
best man. One instance is remembered,
however, when Mai. Edwards made the
others lay down with bob-tailed flush,
and drew in neat little pot containing
about 50, S00 Alex ownes valuable prop
erty in this city and throughout the county,
and it would be inconsistent for him to
move away and trust his business to other
hands. There is one thing certain, if the
people can have their way. Alex Mckenzie
will not leave Bismarck. 1t would virtually
knock the backbone out of the town.
TEE AITCH.